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RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 05-29-2022
I saw an ad for The Flats at Rainbow Lake in Doon South on Facebook. The picture that they show looks nice, except that they are going to have to cut down a lot of those trees if they want to build housing there. I think that this is the little lake between New Dundee Rd. and the 401.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - neonjoe - 05-30-2022
The building is quite far along already, I believe they are on the 2nd floor already
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - neonjoe - 06-03-2022
There’s a sign for Copper Bay Homes at the fenced off lot where the former gas station was at Westmount and Laurentian. If there’s residential here it’s a bit odd as it’s partially surrounded by a shopping plaza.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ijmorlan - 06-03-2022
(06-03-2022, 11:43 AM)neonjoe Wrote: There’s a sign for Copper Bay Homes at the fenced off lot where the former gas station was at Westmount and Laurentian. If there’s residential here it’s a bit odd as it’s partially surrounded by a shopping plaza.
Very convenient! That close to the FreshCo they don’t even need refrigerators!
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - TMKM94 - 06-03-2022
I'm kind of surprised DQ didn't open a drive thru location there.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ZEBuilder - 06-03-2022
(06-03-2022, 11:43 AM)neonjoe Wrote: There’s a sign for Copper Bay Homes at the fenced off lot where the former gas station was at Westmount and Laurentian. If there’s residential here it’s a bit odd as it’s partially surrounded by a shopping plaza.
Looking on their website it appears they're making a commerical building instead of a residential building. They have a render on their website but it looks like you're generic strip mall. There's also no building permits right now so anything they're doing is just remediation from the gas station.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 06-03-2022
It's pretty small for a residential project, unless they were to slice off some of the Freshco parking lot. I don't think the location is bad for residential, it's next to a residential neighbourhood, with a supermarket next door and a trail a block away.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 06-07-2022
Dundee North Secondary Plan: Subwatershed, Transportation and Land Use Study
We are planning a new community in Kitchener and we need your help!
The purpose of the Dundee North Secondary Plan is to create a detailed planning framework to guide the development of this new community. Learn more about this planning process by reviewing our process map.
As outlined in our Official Plan(External link) we are committed to creating a complete and healthy community through:
the promotion of a compact urban form
efficient and effective delivery of services
employment opportunities
environmental conservation
the provision of arts and culture, and
the protection and promotion of cultural diversity.
Right now, these are agricultural lands and some environmentally protected areas. We expect to develop new urban uses such as homes, parks, open space, commercial and schools. This will follow our Official Plan and other regulatory frameworks.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - neonjoe - 06-07-2022
Its unfortunate that this area was originally protected by the countryside line but due to the pressures of the development community is now open for development.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 06-07-2022
(06-07-2022, 11:25 AM)neonjoe Wrote: Its unfortunate that this area was originally protected by the countryside line but due to the pressures of the development community is now open for development.
Developers have more money for lobbyists than do people who care about the environment and prime farmland.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - danbrotherston - 06-07-2022
(06-07-2022, 12:17 PM)Acitta Wrote:(06-07-2022, 11:25 AM)neonjoe Wrote: Its unfortunate that this area was originally protected by the countryside line but due to the pressures of the development community is now open for development.
Developers have more money for lobbyists than do people who care about the environment and prime farmland.
Yes, well...
When we are starving because we have paved all the farm land, we can eat the developers right?
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Joedelay Highhoe - 06-07-2022
(06-07-2022, 02:26 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(06-07-2022, 12:17 PM)Acitta Wrote: Developers have more money for lobbyists than do people who care about the environment and prime farmland.
Yes, well...
When we are starving because we have paved all the farm land, we can eat the developers right?
Much of the farmland around here is cash crop rather than food for humans. There will be plenty of lentils coming in from Saskatchewan to feed the hungry revolutionaries.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - clasher - 06-07-2022
We could just eat the soybeans instead of feeding it to pigs and eating the pigs. Would need a lot less farmland for the same amount of protein.
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ijmorlan - 06-07-2022
(06-07-2022, 03:58 PM)Joedelay Highhoe Wrote: Much of the farmland around here is cash crop rather than food for humans.
I’m confused by your terminology. Most of the food that is grown for humans is sold for cash. Does “cash crop” mean something else?
RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - clasher - 06-08-2022
There's a lot of corn (and other stuff?) grown for ethanol too.